I saw the final show of this tour last night in Charlotte, NC (BTBAM's hometown), and it was fucking amazing. Here's a play by play, if you will.
Scale the Summit: I was really impressed by these guys. I had heard a bit of their music, and had liked it, but they really impressed me live. The music was pretty chill (not that heavy) but they played very well and had decent interaction with the crowd. During their second to last song a pit actually broke out, and their lead guitarist said it was the first one of the tour! I was pretty happy to be a part of that
DTP: Devy was fucking amazing. Even though he only played 5 songs, his live mix was killer, he was absolutely hilarious, and he had great interaction with the crowd. At one point, he kissed a bouncer on the head after talking about everyone loving each other, hahahahaha. He also had the entire crowd do a huge group hug. It was great.
Cynic: I'm a bit torn about Cynic. They played extremely well (goddamn their drummer is good), and had a good live mix, but to be honest they were slightly boring to watch. Very little, if any, crowd interaction at all. I don't know, I still love Cynic, and from a musician's perspective they were a lot of fun to watch, I just wish they talked to the crowd a bit more. It also could be that any band is boring to watch after Devin
The yoga was pretty awesome though.
BTBAM: I'm not a huge fan of them, to be honest, and I really don't like their albums that much. That being said, I've seen them twice live now, and they put on a fucking kick ass show. They're all fantastic musicians, and have a really good stage presence. I'm not gunna lie, I was moshing and head banging the whole time.
The show was at a venue called "The Fillmore" which is relatively new. It's hands down the nicest place I've EVER been for a show. Check out these pictures:
http://ncmusicfactory.com/tour/play/fillmore/
Overall it was an excellent show, and my neck hurts like a motherfucker from headbanging all night. I call it a great success
